{{short description|American rhythmic gymnast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox gymnast | fullname = Julie Ashley Zetlin | image = Julie Zetlin.jpg | imagesize = 200 | caption = Zetlin in 2017 | nickname = | country = {{USA}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|06|30}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | discipline = RG | natlteam = 2003–12 | club = | gym = Capital Rhythmics | collegeteam = | headcoach = Olga Kutuzova | assistcoach = | formercoach = | choreographer = | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = 2012 | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Rhythmic gymnastics}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|All-around}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|Ball}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|Ribbon}} {{MedalSilver|2007 Rio de Janeiro|Ribbon}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|Hoop}} {{MedalCompetition|Pacific Rim Championships}} {{MedalGold|2012 Everett|All-around}} {{MedalGold|2012 Everett|Ribbon}} {{MedalGold|2012 Everett|Ball}} }}
'''Julie Ashley Zetlin''' (born June 30, 1990) is a retired elite rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 U.S. Senior National Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics, and represented the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Bio: Julie Zetlin, USA Gymnastics|work=usa-gymnastics.org|url=http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=358857/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416021953/http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=358857/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 16, 2013|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
== Personal life == Zetlin is Jewish,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international-news/munich-tragedy-security-loom-over-olympics|title=Munich Tragedy, Security Loom over Olympics|access-date=July 26, 2012|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825195721/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international-news/munich-tragedy-security-loom-over-olympics|url-status=dead}}</ref> and her mother Zsuzsi is a former Hungarian national champion in the sport.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile: Julie Zetlin|work=teamusa.org|publisher=USA Gymnastics|url=http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/athletes/julie-zetlin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403073716/http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/athletes/julie-zetlin|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2010|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
== Career == Zetlin began rhythmic gymnastics instruction at the age of four.<ref name="Wpost">{{cite news|author=Katie Carrera|title=Just 17, Zetlin Is at the Head of the Class|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 14, 2007|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301928.html|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> She has been a member of the U.S. junior and senior national rhythmic gymnastics teams since 2004.<ref name="bio" /> She trained with longtime coach Olga Kutuzova at Capital Rhythmics in Darnestown, Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|work=Capital Rhythmics|url=http://www.capitalrhythmics.com|accessdate=September 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520002434/http://capitalrhythmics.com/|archivedate=May 20, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===Junior career=== In her final year as a junior competitor, Zetlin placed second all-around at 2005 Junior U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, and she won the junior titles on rope, hoop, clubs and ribbon.<ref name="bio" /> In 2002, she competed in her first Junior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, where she placed 12th all-around.<ref name="bio" /> At 2004 Junior Nationals in Nashville, Tennessee, she placed second in the all-around, rope, clubs and ribbon, as well as third in ball.<ref name="bio" />
===Senior career=== In 2006, her first year in senior competition, she finished fourth all-around at 2006 Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she placed first in rope and clubs.<ref name="Wpost" /> She also placed fifth all-around and fourth in rope at the 2006 Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, where the U.S. captured the team gold medal.<ref name="bio" /> She notched a third-place finish in the all-around at 2007 Nationals in San Jose, California, where she won ribbon, placed second in hoop and placed third in ribbon and clubs.<ref name="bio" />
Zetlin placed fourth all-around at 2008 Nationals in Houston, Texas, where she earned third-place finishes in rope, clubs, and ribbon.<ref name="bio" /> At 2009 Nationals in Dallas, Texas, Zetlin placed third in the all-around, rope, ribbon and ball, and she earned a fourth-place finish in hoop.<ref name="shade">{{cite web|title=Julie Zetlin profile|work=shadeglobal.com|publisher=Shade Global|url=http://www.shadeglobal.com/category/athletes/juliezetlin/|accessdate=September 12, 2011|archive-date=October 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004232014/http://www.shadeglobal.com/category/athletes/juliezetlin/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Zetlin placed 23rd all-around (99.025) at the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she became the first U.S gymnast to advance to the world all-around finals since Mary Sanders in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zetlin competes in World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships all-around finals|work=teamusa.org|publisher=USA Gymnastics|url=http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/news/2010/09/24/zetlin-competes-in-world-rhythmic-gymnastics-championships-all-around-finals/38699|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928042617/http://gymnastics.teamusa.org/news/2010/09/24/zetlin-competes-in-world-rhythmic-gymnastics-championships-all-around-finals/38699|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2010|date=September 24, 2010|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}</ref> At the 2010 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Zetlin won the all-around, rope and ball, and she placed third in ribbon. The U.S. also earned the team silver medal in rhythmic gymnastics.<ref name="bio" />
She captured the all-around title at the 2010 U.S. National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, along with first-place finishes in hoop, ball and ribbon. She earned a second-place finish in rope.<ref name="bio" />
In September 2011, Zetlin was named to the U.S. team for the 2011 Rhythmic World Championships, which took place during September in Montpellier, France. She was the top finisher from the continent, and therefore she was in top contention for the wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|author=Amanda Turner|title=Kanayeva Captures All-Around Gold for Second World Sweep|work=InternationalGymnast.com|date=September 23, 2011|url=http://intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2779:kanayeva-captures-all-around-in-second-world-sweep&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164|accessdate=September 24, 2011}}</ref> At the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico during October, Zetlin captured gold medals in the all-around, ball and ribbon.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Pan American Games Concludes With 18 U.S. Medals|work=press release|publisher=USA Gymnastics|date=October 30, 2011|url=http://www.insidegymnastics.com/content/show/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=1317&zoneid=1|access-date=November 1, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122332/http://www.insidegymnastics.com/content/show/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=1317&zoneid=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She was awarded a wildcard for the 2012 Olympic Games as the highest ranked gymnast from the Americas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=9555|title=Zetlin qualifies in rhythmic gymnastics for 2012 Olympic Games|website=USA Gymnastics|access-date=2019-01-21|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122044127/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=9555|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Olympic Games, she placed 21st in the qualifications and did not advance into the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10583|title=Zetlin wraps up rhythmic gymnastics at 2012 Olympics|website=USA Gymnastics|access-date=2019-01-21|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094546/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10583|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Legacy == On December 15, 2015, it was announced that Zetlin had been inducted as a 2016 class of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=17740&prog=|title=USA Gymnastics announces 2016 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223235445/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=17740&prog=|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== *List of Jewish gymnasts
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIG}} * {{USA Gymnastics}} * {{Team USA|new_id=julie-zetlin|old_id=Julie-Zetlin|sport=usa-gymnastics|archive=20230324084807}} * {{Olympics.com|julie-zetlin}} * {{Olympedia}}
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